deFactoLanguage
P237
predicate
Indicates that a language is used in practice as the primary or common language in a context, even if it has no official legal status there.
All labels observed (24)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| languageOfUse | 3,442 |
| languageMajority | 1,404 |
| regionalLanguage | 1,011 |
| commonLanguage | 548 |
| hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto | 172 |
| commonLanguages | 67 |
| officialLanguageDeFacto | 63 |
| usedAsLinguaFrancaIn | 62 |
| hasDeFactoLanguage | 34 |
| deFactoLanguage canonical | 28 |
| vernacularLanguage | 23 |
| primaryWorkingLanguage | 9 |
| currentLanguage | 7 |
| usedAsSecondLanguageIn | 7 |
| isLinguaFrancaFor | 3 |
| languageDeFacto | 3 |
| deFactoOfficialLanguage | 2 |
| languageOfficialDeFacto | 2 |
| usedLanguageDeFacto | 2 |
| currentLinguaFranca | 1 |
| deFactoMajorityLanguage | 1 |
| languageUsedDeFacto | 1 |
| usesDeFactoLanguage | 1 |
| שפה רשמית דה-פקטו | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: deFactoLanguage
Generated description
Indicates that a language is used in practice as the primary or common language in a context, even if it has no official legal status there.
Sample triples (6,894)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Central Equatoria State | Bari via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Colva village | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Colva village | Hindi via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rosera | Maithili via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Washington, D.C. (periodically, during Joe Biden’s presidency)
surface form:
Washington, D.C.
|
English via predicate surface "officialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Fernanda |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Fernanda | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Fernanda | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Hamlyn | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Margot | French via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Margot | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Margot | Dutch via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Loire-Atlantique | Breton via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Loire-Atlantique | Gallo via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Chinook Wawa |
Columbia River Basin
via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn"
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River basin
|
| Chinook Wawa | coastal trade networks of the Pacific Northwest via predicate surface "usedAsLinguaFrancaIn" ⓘ |
| Angelina | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Angelina | Italian via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Angelina | Spanish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Angelina |
Portuguese language
via predicate surface "languageOfUse"
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| Angelina | Greek via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Quin | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Quin | Irish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Quin | Scottish Gaelic via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| TX-20 | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lakhisarai | Magahi via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lakhisarai | Angika via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Lanseria | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lanseria | Afrikaans via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lanseria | Zulu via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Lanseria | Sotho via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Aruna | Hindi via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Aruna | Sanskrit via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Aruna | Indian languages via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Abbot | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Chachoengsao | Thai via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Tawau | Sabah Malay via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tawau | Chinese via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tawau | English via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Tawau | Indonesian via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Rio Arriba County, New Mexico | Spanish via predicate surface "commonLanguage" ⓘ |
| Siedlce | Polish via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| East 10th Street and Second Avenue | English via predicate surface "languageMajority" ⓘ |
| Mani | unspecified via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
|
Irsina, Basilicata, Italy
surface form:
Irsina
|
Lucanian dialects via predicate surface "regionalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Ludlow, Maine | English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
|
Lake Arthur
surface form:
Lake Arthur, New Mexico
|
English via predicate surface "hasOfficialLanguageDeFacto" ⓘ |
| Old Q | English via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Britta | German via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |
| Britta | Swedish via predicate surface "languageOfUse" ⓘ |